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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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